A Lionel Messi brace helped Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Arsenal on Tuesday to put them into the quarter-finals of Champions League on a 4-3 aggregate.

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas (left) vies with Barcelona's Dani Alves during last night's Champions League match at Camp Nou in Barcelona. In the other Champions League clash Shakhtar lead Roma 1-0 at half-time. PIC/AFP

The Argentine World Player of the Year was the difference as Barcelona produced another outstanding display of attacking football which left the Arsenal defence stretched from beginning to end.

The Catalan side needed just one goal after losing 2-1 at the Emirates and Messi put them ahead in first-half stoppage time.